Bitcoin Education for Beginners: The Sovereign University

[GbitG]

I came across a new resource that might interest beginners willing to read and learn about Bitcoin. ...

- The platform has Free Courses you can start at any time. They are grouped according to your Bitcoin knowledge: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

I truly appreciate your work. It is absolutely right that knowledge never truly ends, no matter how much one learns. The goal should be to keep expanding one's knowledge and making it accessible to everyone, not just newcomers.

- The Resources section contains a library of suggested books to read, podcasts, and a builders portal. 

I'm glad you found the Resources section, especially the Library with its valuable collection of books, to be a standout feature. "Bitcoin Mastering" is indeed an excellent book, and I would also recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the subject. It's wonderful that these resources are available here for free, thanks to the efforts of the OP.
Learning and sharing knowledge are crucial aspects of personal growth, and it's fantastic to see your enthusiasm for continuous learning. Thank you for your kind work and encouragement!

[Cricktor]

I'm confused because it really looks like a website from a french guy, Rogzy : https://academie.decouvrebitcoin.fr/en/courses/btc-101-bitcoin-fondamental/
But when I look at the "About us" page I don't see any reference to this website, and I don't see any identified author either.

I haven't looked at all courses but typically Rogzy is mentioned as the educator in the courses I sampled. Of course that doesn't answer your concern that content might have been copied or "stolen" without consent of the original author. I don't think so, but I can't prove that.

[Pmalek]

I'm confused because it really looks like a website from a french guy, Rogzy : https://academie.decouvrebitcoin.fr/en/courses/btc-101-bitcoin-fondamental/
But when I look at the "About us" page I don't see any reference to this website, and I don't see any identified author either. So I hope the content hasn't been stolen from the other website and the real author has gently given his stuff instead. Anyway it's a rather good website with interesting articles and tutorials.

They begin their About us page saying "We are DB". It means Decouvre Bitcoin, the site you linked to. And then if you scroll all the way down on The Sovereign University's website to the social media links, they all lead to Découvre Bitcoin's social media pages. I don't think it's a coincidence. Hopefully the sites are connected, and one didn't plagiarize from the other.

[crwth]

I like how they gave this effort towards the making of a site like this and I like how you don't need to register, as far as I know, on the part where I'm in right now. It shows a short introduction and then the video. I like how this goes because those who are interested won't have t o find too many resources in order to learn about BTC aside bitcointalk.

Anybody finished a module or anything?

[Pmalek]

Anybody finished a module or anything?

I will have more time during the weekend, so I plan to start reading Course #1. I am sure I won't be able to finish because there are 28 chapters and their estimate says it takes 20 hours to complete. But they might be counting the YouTube videos into that estimate. Since the videos are in French, I doesn't benefit me to watch them anyways.

[Pmalek]

I have been reading the first four chapters of BTC101, the intro course to Bitcoin by the The Sovereign University in the last couple of days.
Except for a few minor mistakes and sentences I would have worded differently, it's very well explained. They don't use too technical and unnecessary jargon, and they have made the courses easy to follow. As previously mentioned, there are videos, graphs, and images that are in French but if you pay attention to the written content, you don't even need to watch those. Each chapter has one or multiple summaries explaining in a few paragraphs what was mentioned above.

My first impression is that it's a good way to start familiarizing yourself with Bitcoin and its ecosystem.

[Franctoshi]

But as a university, they should provide some certificates too.
Or I am the one missing them, while they are included?

Don't let the name confuse you into thinking this is a real university, as in a real educational institution where you will get a diploma or certificate of successful completion. It's just a name they picked for their website.

However, this would be interesting or make much of sense if we start to see this kind of online educational institute, or even a real crypto university being established in the future start to award its students diplomas or certificates upon successful completion of their courses in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. The Sovereign University is starting another milestone to further spread Bitcoin and crypto education digitally and is very good to know of this.

[Pmalek]

But hey, the textual content should still be a solid resource.

It was while it was available. Sadly, the site seems to be dead now. I have tried it a few times this month and it was always down. Following your post and bump of the thread, I checked it again and it isn't loading. Shame, it was a good learning opportunity. Maybe it will come back online in the future.

If someone has more information about what happened to it, feel free to share it here. As Saint-loup mentioned earlier, the site looked identical to another French site with identical design but different name. Perhaps it was a case of plagiarizing their content without consent.